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"Public Sector Pension Plans Act
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Public Sector Pension Plans Act

The Public Sector Pension Plans Act establishes legislative requirements for the operation, governance, and pension plan rule provisions which apply to most Alberta public sector employees, excluding teachers. The Act establishes the legal environment under which the Local Authorities Pension Plan, the Public Service Pension Plan, the Special Forces Pension Plan, the Management Employees Pension Plan, and the Public Service Management (Closed Membership) Pension Plan operate, including the establishment of joint employee/employer plan boards which have delegated functions and responsibilities pertaining to the operation and governance of the plan. The Act also includes legacy provisions for the Universities Academic Pension Plan.

The Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation defines provisions, of a legislative nature that apply to pension plans and are subject to the Public Sector Pension Plans Act. These provisions include rules applicable to the pension plan boards, transfers between plans, rules for the division on pension on marriage breakdown, and issue-specific items related to individual pension plans.

The Universities Academic Pension Plan (regulation) includes legacy provisions regarding the terms, conditions, and responsibilities for employers and members who participate in the Universities Academic Pension Plan. Effective 2000, UAPP became a non-statutory pension plan, registered under the Employment Pension Plans Act.